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Swansea City pack their bags to visit Bristol Rovers at Memorial Stadium on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Swans will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 21 and win only 6 of the 39 games.
The previous match played between the two at Memorial Stadium was within the last three years, in April 2005, with Bristol Rvs. running out comfortable 2 - 0 winners in a League Two match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Sat 23 Apr | Bristol Rvs. | 2 - 0 | Swansea City | LGE2 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 06 Nov | Swansea City | 1 - 0 | Bristol Rvs. | LGE2 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 17 Apr | Bristol Rvs. | 2 - 1 | Swansea City | LGE2 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 01 Nov | Swansea City | 0 - 0 | Bristol Rvs. | LGE2 |
| 2002/2003 | Thu 26 Dec | Swansea City | 0 - 1 | Bristol Rvs. | LGE2 |
| 2002/2003 | Tue 27 Aug | Bristol Rvs. | 3 - 1 | Swansea City | LGE2 |
| 2001/2002 | Tue 22 Jan | Bristol Rvs. | 4 - 1 | Swansea City | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Bristol Rovers are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 11 to 9.
The away form of Swansea City however, is much more impressive, with an unbeaten run in the last six, four of them victories. The games have constituted a decent return of 12 goals for the Swans, and 2 goals against.
Bristol Rvs. find themselves struggling down in 18th position in the league having picked up 19 points from their 17 matches. Swansea City are leading the way in the Coca-Cola League One, with their 18 games giving them a return of 34 points.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Bristol Rvs. | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 11 |
| Swansea City | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 13 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Swansea City are in great form out on the road, so much so that the Madmen confidently predict a comfortable three points from their visit to Bristol Rvs.. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Bristol Rvs. | Unbeaten in the last 3 home games. |
| Swansea City | Undefeated in last 7 away games. 5 games since last defeat. |